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Wall Street Journal reporter detained in Russia for espionage: Russian agencies
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A U.S. reporter for The Wall Street Journal newspaper has been detained in Russia for espionage, Russian news agencies reported Thursday, citing the FSB security services.

"The FSB halted the illegal activities of U.S. citizen Evan Gershkovich... a correspondent of the Moscow bureau of the American newspaper The Wall Street Journal, accredited with the Russian foreign ministry," the FSB was quoted as saying.

The newspaper nor the U.S. government responded to the event.

(With input from AFP)

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